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A Voyage To South America. Describing At Large The Spanish Cities Towns Provinces &c on that extensive Continent... Together With The Natural as well as Commercial History of the Country. And an account of their Gold and Silver Mines.... In Two Volumes.
by Ulloa, Antonio de and George Juan
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About This Item
London:: Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers,, 1760.. The second edition revised and corrected.. 8vo. 2 vols.. Two volumes. Modern fine binding antique calf spines fully decorated in floral gilt. New endpapers. Some plates with minor repairs at folds no affect. Title pages with some minor browning around outer edges. Volume one with some minor dampstains to very outer margin of last few leaves no affect. Volume two with some minor dampstains to very outer margin of first few leaves no affect. Overall a nice set and scarce in this good of condition. With seven folding plates. English translation by J. Adams of UlloaÕs Relacion historica del viage a la America Meridional [Madrid: 1748]. The most accurate description of South America at the time. A scientific voyage of two Spanish Captains Antonio de Ulloa (1716-1795) & Jorge Juan y Santacilia (1713-1773) initiated by the French Academy of Sciences in 1735. Book describes the geography, natives, trades, climate, etc of South America. ESTC: T138368. Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers 4282.
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- Dark Parks Books & Collectibles
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20523
- Title
- A Voyage To South America. Describing At Large The Spanish Cities Towns Provinces &c on that extensive Continent... Together With The Natural as well as Commercial History of the Country. And an account of their Gold and Silver Mines.... In Two Volumes.
- Author
- Ulloa, Antonio de and George Juan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- The second edition revised and corrected.
- Publisher
- Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1760.
- Pages
- xx, [4], 498, [4], 410, [18]p.
- Size
- 8vo. 2 vols.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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